Card Game: The Prisoner’s Dilemma

Card Game: The Prisoner’s Dilemma

Card concept and design by Hessa Al-Ali (2018) for Qatar Museums Climate change is known as a “wicked problem” because it is so complex and difficult to solve! A large part of this complexity is due to collective action problems: when people fail to successfully work...
Authentic Learning through Undergraduate Research

Authentic Learning through Undergraduate Research

Brochure title page from the Her Majlis exhibition, Hamad bin Khalifa University Art Gallery, September 2015. Full brochure accessible here.    Authentic learning is a teaching approach that gets students involved in real-life experiences to promote active...
Teaching: The US Congress

Teaching: The US Congress

US Congress, image from ArtsyBeeKids, Pixabay   According to the US Constitution, what is the most important branch of the federal government? Contrary to (somewhat) popular opinion, it’s not the presidency—it’s Congress! In my intro American politics class, it’s...